United States Pharmacopoeia

United States Pharmacopoeia,

n.pr 1., the nongovernmental organization that promotes public health and safety by establishing state-of-the-art standards for medications. Also called
USP-NF. 2., the reference work published by this organization in which these standards may be found. In this context, it is more properly known as the
United States Pharmacopoeia and the
National Formulary.